South Mexico News Updates

Welcome to our South Mexico news hub. We cover Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Reporters work on the ground to deliver fast, accurate news on local governance. Coverage spans social movements and cultural events in southern Mexico. We gather the most relevant news daily. Our team covers coastal development in Guerrero, indigenous festivals in Oaxaca, and environmental updates from Chiapas’s rainforests.

•November 6, 2023

Puerto Vallarta Should Heed the Lessons of Hurricane Otis as Acapulco Rebuilds from Devastation

PUERTO VALLARTA (PVDN) - Acapulco, Mexico, is facing the daunting task of reconstruction in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis. This catastrophic Category 5 storm has...

•July 29, 2023

Cofepris Reports Dangerous Bacterial Levels on 14 Mexican Beaches, Including One in Puerto Vallarta

PUERTO VALLARTA (PVDN) - The Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) has announced that 14 crowded beaches across Mexico have exhibited unsafe...

Puerto Vallarta Sets Record Figures for Holy Week and Easter Tourism

•July 21, 2023

Puerto Vallarta Tourism Outperforming Cancun, Los Cabos, and Acapulco

PUERTO VALLARTA (PVDN) - Discover why everyone is flocking to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico's No.1 beach destination! With record-breaking hotel occupancy rates and surging numbers of...

•June 27, 2023

The First Storm of the 2023 Pacific Hurricane Season is Here, Which States Will it Affect and When Does it Arrive?

PUERTO VALLARTA (PVDN) - The first cyclone of the season is anticipated to make landfall on the Pacific Ocean coasts, as reported by the National...

•May 17, 2023

New Details Emerge in Canadian Tourist’s Murder in Puerto Escondido

Oaxaca, Mexico (PVDN) - After the murder of a Canadian tourist in Puerto Escondido, one of the prominent beach destinations in Oaxaca, the State Attorney...

•May 17, 2023

The Alarming Trend: Two Tourists Murdered in Separate Incidents on Oaxaca Beaches

Oaxaca, Mexico (PVDN) - This week, the serene blue of the Pacific Ocean turned grim in Oaxaca, a state in Mexico. On Monday, a 23-year-old...

•May 4, 2023

Passengers Face Terror on Aeroméxico Flight as Rapid Descent Forces Emergency Landing

Puerto Vallarta (Subscriber Content) - On the night of May 3, Aeroméxico flight AM2547 was forced to make an emergency landing in Oaxaca after experiencing...

•April 27, 2023

Viva Aerobús to Begin Daily Flights Between Puerto Vallarta and AIFA in July

Puerto Vallarta (PVDN) - Viva Aerobús, the low-cost airline, has announced that it will start a new daily flight between Puerto Vallarta and the controversial...

•January 26, 2023

Puerto Vallarta or Cancun? Security issues in Acapulco and Cancún could attract tourists to Puerto Vallarta as a safer alternative

The unfortunate situation of violence and insecurity that exists in tourist destinations such as Acapulco or Cancun, where executions or disputes between taxi drivers and...

•January 17, 2023

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